#bdb5bb

Color #bdb5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5bb

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 187)

HSL

hsl(315, 5.7%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 4.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 1.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.48, 3.92, -2.03)

LCH

lch(74.48, 4.41, 332.62)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0122, 334.27)

HWB

hwb(315, 71%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bdb7

Analogous

#bbb5bd

#bdb5bb

#bdb5b7

Triadic

#bdb5bb

#bbbdb5

#b5bbbd

Split-complementary

#bdb5bb

#b7bdb5

#b5bdbb

Tetradic

#bdb5bb

#bdb7b5

#b5bdb7

#b5bbbd

Square

#bdb5bb

#bdbbb5

#b5bdb7

#b5b7bd

Shades

Color #bdb5bb mixed toward black.

#a0949d

#82747f

#62575f

#413a3f

#211d20

Tints

Color #bdb5bb mixed toward white.

#c8c1c6

#d3ced2

#dedadd

#e9e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb5bb mixed toward gray.

#bcb6bb

#bcb6ba

#bbb7ba

#bab8ba

#bab8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bababa · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#babbb9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bdb8b8 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5bb]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5bb (#bdb5bb) is rgb(189, 181, 187) in RGB.

No, #bdb5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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